La Morena I

Occurrence in Baja California, Mexico with commodities Tungsten, Manganese, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049347
MRDS ID MX01008
Record type Site
Current site name La Morena I
Related records 10254992

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.03415, 32.26675 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Diego(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Baja California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 0.2-10% WO3

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.03415, 32.26675

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • LENTICULAR AND TABULAR BODIES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Morena

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MENCHACA DE LA FUENTE MOISES J., 1985, ANALISIS METALOGENETICO REGIONAL DE LA PENNISULA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA: MASTERS THESIS, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONIMA, MEXICO FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA, MEXICO CITY, 158 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Staude, John-Mark G.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.